List of billionaires (2007)

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This list of billionaires is based on an annual ranking of the world's wealthiest people compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 8, 2007.[1] Forbes is an American, national business magazine. There are 946 billionaires on Forbes list, with 178 newcomers and 17 returning after being delisted from previous lists. The first 100 billionaires are listed here, and the billionaires ranked 102–946 are found at List of billionaires (2007) 102-946. The total net worth is an estimate measured in United States dollars, based on the closing stock prices of the stock exchanges on which each person's company is listed on, and exchange rates on February 9, 2007. Stock prices are defined as shares of ownership in a corporation, and exchange rates are defined as how much one currency is worth in terms of another. This list only represents each person's valuation on a single day due to daily fluctuations among exchange rates and stock valuations. The combined net worth of the list is US$3.5 trillion, a US$900 billion increase from 2006.[2]

The world's wealthiest people
Bill Gates
Warren Buffett
Carlos Slim Helú
Ingvar Kamprad
Lakshmi Mittal

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[edit] Top billionaires

The following list is the ranking of the world's richest billionaires on February 9, 2007, and does not reflect changes since that date.

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# Name Net worth (USD) Citizenship Sources of wealth
&0000000000000001.0000001▬ Gates, BillBill Gates $56.0 billion ▲  United States Microsoft
&0000000000000002.0000002▬ Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $52.0 billion ▲  United States Berkshire Hathaway
&0000000000000003.0000003▬ Slim Helú, CarlosCarlos Slim Helú $49.0 billion ▲  Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso, Comp USA
&0000000000000004.0000004▬ Kamprad, IngvarIngvar Kamprad $33.0 billion ▲  Sweden IKEA, IKANO, real estate
&0000000000000005.0000005▬ Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $32.0 billion ▲  India Arcelor Mittal
&0000000000000006.0000006▲ Adelson, SheldonSheldon Adelson $26.5 billion ▲  United States Las Vegas Sands
&0000000000000007.0000007▬ Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $26.0 billion ▲  France LVMH
&0000000000000008.0000008▲ Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $24.0 billion ▲  Spain Inditex Group, real estate
&0000000000000009.0000009▲ Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $23.0 billion ▲  Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings, Hutchison Whampoa
&0000000000000010.00000010▼ David Thomson and family $22.0 billion ▲  Canada Thomson Corporation
&0000000000000011.00000011▲ Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $21.5 billion ▲  United States Oracle Corporation
&0000000000000012.00000012▲ Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $20.7 billion ▲  France L'Oréal, Nestle
&0000000000000013.00000013▼ Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud, PrincePrince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud $20.3 billion ▲  Saudi Arabia Kingdom Holding Company, Citigroup
&0000000000000014.00000014▲ Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $20.1 billion ▲  India Reliance Industries Ltd
&0000000000000015.00000015▼ Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $20.0 billion ▲  Germany ALDI
&0000000000000016.00000016▼ Abramovich, RomanRoman Abramovich $18.7 billion ▲  Russia Millhouse Capital
&0000000000000017.00000017▲ Persson, StefanStefan Persson $18.4 billion ▲  Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
&0000000000000018.00000018▲ Ambani, AnilAnil Ambani $18.2 billion ▲  India Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group
&0000000000000019.00000019▼ Allen, PaulPaul Allen $18.0 billion ▼  United States Microsoft, Vulcan Ventures, Portland Trail Blazers, investment
&0000000000000020.00000020▲ Albrecht, TheoTheo Albrecht $17.5 billion ▲  Germany ALDI, Trader Joes, Albertsons
&0000000000000021.00000021▲ Premji, AzimAzim Premji $17.1 billion ▲  India Wipro Technologies
&0000000000000022.00000022▲ Shau Kee, LeeLee Shau Kee $17.0 billion ▲  Hong Kong Henderson Land Development
&0000000000000023.00000023▼ Walton, JimJim Walton $16.8 billion ▲  United States Wal-Mart
&0000000000000024.00000024▼ Christy Walton and family $16.7 billion ▲  United States Wal-Mart
&0000000000000024.00000024▼ Robson Walton, S.S. Robson Walton $16.7 billion ▲  United States Wal-Mart
&0000000000000026.00000026▬ Brin, SergeySergey Brin $16.6 billion ▲  United States Google
&0000000000000026.00000026▬ Page, LarryLarry Page $16.6 billion ▲  United States Google
&0000000000000026.00000026▼ Walton, AliceAlice Walton $16.6 billion ▲  United States Wal-Mart
&0000000000000029.00000029▼ Walton, HelenHelen Walton $16.4 billion ▲  United States Wal-Mart
&0000000000000030.00000030▼ Dell, MichaelMichael Dell $15.8 billion ▼  United States Dell, investment
&0000000000000031.00000031▼ Ballmer, StevenSteven Ballmer $15.0 billion ▲  United States Microsoft
&0000000000000031.00000031▲ Kerkorian, KirkKirk Kerkorian $15.0 billion ▲  United States Tracinda Corporation
&0000000000000031.00000031▲ Kwok, RaymondRaymond Kwok, Thomas and Walter $15.0 billion ▲  Hong Kong Sun Hung Kai & Company
&0000000000000034.00000034▲ Pinault, FrançoisFrançois Pinault $14.5 billion ▲  France PPR
&0000000000000035.00000035▲ Kerimov, SuleimanSuleiman Kerimov $14.4 billion ▲  Russia Gazprom, Sberbank
&0000000000000036.00000036▲ Lisin, VladimirVladimir Lisin $14.3 billion ▲  Russia Novolipetsk Steel
&0000000000000037.00000037▲ Jack C. Taylor and family $13.9 billion ▲  United States Enterprise Rent-A-Car
&0000000000000038.00000038▲ Potanin, VladimirVladimir Potanin $13.5 billion ▲  Russia Interros
&0000000000000038.00000038▲ Prokhorov, MikhailMikhail Prokhorov $13.5 billion ▲  Russia Interros
&0000000000000040.00000040▲ Deripaska, OlegOleg Deripaska $13.3 billion ▲  Russia Rusal
&0000000000000040.00000040▲ Michael Otto and family $13.3 billion ▲  Germany Otto GmbH
&0000000000000042.00000042▲ Icahn, CarlCarl Icahn $13.0 billion ▲  United States investments, TWA
&0000000000000042.00000042▼ Johnson, AbigailAbigail Johnson $13.0 billion ▲  United States Fidelity Investments
&0000000000000044.00000044▼ Merckle, AdolfAdolf Merckle $12.8 billion ▲  Germany Phoenix Pharmahandel
&0000000000000045.00000045▼ Cox Anthony, BarbaraBarbara Cox Anthony $12.6 billion ▲  United States Cox Enterprises
&0000000000000045.00000045▼ Cox Chambers, AnneAnne Cox Chambers $12.6 billion ▲  United States Cox Enterprises
&0000000000000045.00000045▲ Fridman, MikhailMikhail Fridman $12.6 billion ▲  Russia Alfa Group
&0000000000000048.00000048▼ Alekperov, VagitVagit Alekperov $12.4 billion ▲  Russia LUKoil
&0000000000000049.00000049▼ Koch, CharlesCharles Koch $12.0 billion ▬  United States Koch Industries
&0000000000000049.00000049▼ Koch, DavidDavid Koch $12.0 billion ▬  United States Koch Industries
&0000000000000051.00000051▼ Silvio Berlusconi and family $11.8 billion ▲  Italy Fininvest
&0000000000000052.00000052▼ Nasser Al-Kharafi and family $11.5 billion ▲  Kuwait M. A. Kharafi & Sons
&0000000000000052.00000052▼ Del Vecchio, LeonardoLeonardo Del Vecchio $11.5 billion ▲  Italy Luxottica
&0000000000000054.00000054▲ Mordashov, AlexeiAlexei Mordashov $11.2 billion ▲  Russia Severstal
&0000000000000055.00000055▲ Duke of Westminster and family $11.0 billion ▲  United Kingdom Grosvenor Group
&0000000000000055.00000055▲ Spiro Latsis and family $11.0 billion ▲  Greece EFG Bank European Financial Group
&0000000000000055.00000055▬ Birgit Rausing and family $11.0 billion ▲  Sweden Tetra Laval
&0000000000000058.00000058▼ Edward Mars, Jr., ForrestForrest Edward Mars, Jr. $10.5 billion ▲  United States Mars, Incorporated
&0000000000000058.00000058▼ Mars, JacquelineJacqueline Mars $10.5 billion ▲  United States Mars, Incorporated
&0000000000000058.00000058▼ Mars, JohnJohn Mars $10.5 billion ▲  United States Mars, Incorporated
&0000000000000061.00000061▼ Vekselberg, ViktorViktor Vekselberg $10.4 billion ▲  Russia Renova Group
&0000000000000062.00000062▼ Serge Dassault and family $10.0 billion ▲  France Dassault Group
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Ergen, CharlesCharles Ergen $10.0 billion ▲  United States EchoStar Communications Corporation
&0000000000000062.00000062▼ Michele Ferrero and family $10.0 billion ▲  Italy Ferrero SpA
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Sawiris, NaguibNaguib Sawiris $10.0 billion ▲  Egypt Orascom Telecom Holding
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Pal Singh, KushalKushal Pal Singh $10.0 billion ▲  India DLF Group
&0000000000000062.00000062▲ Wertheimer, AlainAlain Wertheimer and Gerard Wertheimer $10.0 billion ▲  France Chanel
&0000000000000068.00000068▼ Klatten, SusanneSusanne Klatten $9.6 billion ▲  Germany Altana, BMW
&0000000000000069.00000069▲ Knight, PhilipPhilip Knight $9.5 billion ▲  United States Nike Inc.
&0000000000000069.00000069▲ Sunil Mittal and family $9.5 billion ▲  India Bharti Telecom
&0000000000000071.00000071▼ Kluge, JohnJohn Kluge $9.1 billion ▲  United States Metromedia
&0000000000000071.00000071▲ Yevtushenkov, VladimirVladimir Yevtushenkov $9.1 billion ▲  Russia Sistema
&0000000000000073.00000073▲ Murdoch, RupertRupert Murdoch $9.0 billion ▲  United States News Corporation
&0000000000000073.00000073▼ Rausing, HansHans Rausing $9.0 billion ▲  Sweden Tetra Laval
&0000000000000073.00000073▼ Würth, ReinholdReinhold Würth $9.0 billion ▲  Germany Würth
&0000000000000076.00000076▼ Bertarelli, ErnestoErnesto Bertarelli $8.8 billion ▲  Switzerland Serono
&0000000000000076.00000076▼ Omidyar, PierrePierre Omidyar $8.8 billion ▲  United States eBay
&0000000000000078.00000078▲ Schaeffler, Maria-ElisabethMaria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and Georg Schaeffler $8.7 billion ▲  Germany Schaeffler Group
&0000000000000079.00000079▲ Rafael del Pino and family $8.6 billion ▲  Spain Ferrovial
&0000000000000080.00000080▲ Bren, DonaldDonald Bren $8.5 billion ▲  United States Irvine Company
&0000000000000080.00000080▲ Kaiser, GeorgeGeorge Kaiser $8.5 billion ▲  United States BOK Financial Corporation
&0000000000000080.00000080▼ Soros, GeorgeGeorge Soros $8.5 billion ▲  United States Soros Fund Management
&0000000000000083.00000083▲ Tsvetkov, NikolaiNikolai Tsvetkov $8.4 billion ▲  Russia Nikoil Financial
&0000000000000083.00000083▼ von Finck, Jr., AugustAugust von Finck, Jr. $8.4 billion ▲  Germany Allianz
&0000000000000085.00000085▲ Duncan, DanDan Duncan $8.2 billion ▲  United States Enterprise Products
&0000000000000086.00000086▼ Al Amoudi, MohammedMohammed Al Amoudi $8.0 billion ▲  Saudi Arabia Corral Petroleum Holdings
&0000000000000086.00000086▼ Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair and family $8.0 billion ▲  United Arab Emirates MashreqBank
&0000000000000086.00000086▲ Birla, KumarKumar Birla $8.0 billion ▲  India Aditya Birla Group
&0000000000000086.00000086▲ Khan, GermanGerman Khan $8.0 billion ▲  Russia Alfa Group
&0000000000000086.00000086▲ Makhmudov, IskanderIskander Makhmudov $8.0 billion ▲  Russia Uralskaya Gorno-Metallurgicheskaya Kompaniya
&0000000000000086.00000086▼ Redstone, SumnerSumner Redstone $8.0 billion ▲  United States National Amusements
&0000000000000086.00000086▲ Ruia, ShashiShashi Ruia and Ravi Ruia $8.0 billion ▲  India Essar
&0000000000000093.00000093▼ Anschutz, PhilipPhilip Anschutz $7.9 billion ▲  United States The Anschutz Corporation
&0000000000000093.00000093▼ Galen Weston and family $7.9 billion ▼  Canada George Weston Limited, Associated British Foods
&0000000000000095.00000095▲ Bañuelos, EnriqueEnrique Bañuelos $7.7 billion ▲  Spain Astroc
&0000000000000096.00000096▼ Quandt, StefanStefan Quandt $7.6 billion ▲  Germany BMW
&0000000000000097.00000097▲ Al-Sanea, MaanMaan Al-Sanea $7.5 billion ▲  Saudi Arabia Saad Group
&0000000000000097.00000097▼ Johnson, III, EdwardEdward Johnson, III $7.5 billion ▲  United States Fidelity Investments
&0000000000000099.00000099▼ Al Rajhi, SulaimanSulaiman Al Rajhi $7.4 billion ▼  Saudi Arabia Al-Rajhi Bank
&0000000000000100.000000100▼ Newhouse, DonaldDonald Newhouse $7.3 billion ▼  United States Condé Nast Publications
&0000000000000100.000000100▼ Newhouse Jr, SamuelSamuel Newhouse Jr $7.3 billion ▲  United States Condé Nast Publications

[edit] See also

[edit] References

General
  1. Kroll, Luisa (2007-03-08). "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html. Retrieved on 2008-03-04. 
Specific
  1. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. March 8, 2007. http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_The-Worlds-Billionaires_Rank.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-21. 
  2. ^ Kroll, Luisa; Fass, Allison (Editors) (March 8, 2007). "The World's Richest People". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2007/03/06/billionaires-new-richest_07billionaires_cz_lk_af_0308billieintro.html. Retrieved on 2007-03-21. 

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